Marry a powerful minister and remain a widow?I’m done with the book-wearing female role!

It's cold in the north in winter, and no one goes out during the cold weather. People stay at home and watch the winter.

Jiang Yuzhu's business in Beidi is all handled by Chongyang. She only needs to take a look at the account books and reconcile them.

Now that the family has hired a new servant, and the trivial work is handed over to Manager Gong, Jiang Yuzhu is happy and free.

In the room, a charcoal fire was set up on the grill, and a large table was filled with various meat skewers.

Yan Lin ate and drank along more than once and took the initiative to help.

After about half a quarter of an hour, the three thin and one fat lamb began to sizzle with oil, and the meat gradually turned into a light golden color.

Everyone gathered around the fire, talking and laughing.

Gong Huai really didn't expect that he could find such a good master after being exiled to the North as a sin slave.

"The younger one will come first to cheer up Madam and sing a southern tune."

After Gong Huai opened his voice, the room fell into silence.

Hong Li couldn't understand the southern dialect, but it didn't stop her from enjoying it. She affirmed, "I didn't realize it. Steward Gong's singing of minor tunes sounds really good."

One of the maids, who was renamed Hongying, said: "That's because Steward Gong studied in a theater troupe before."

Gong Huai's family was poor, so his parents sent him to a theater troupe to learn skills when he was only a few years old. Unfortunately, the troupe leader died and the theater troupe disbanded.

After many twists and turns, Gong Huai sold himself to the government and worked as a servant until he became a manager.

After the song ended, everyone was chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was lively.

Jiang Huaiqing ate the mutton skewers and drank a few sips of wine, feeling very happy.

"Second brother, what are your plans for your marriage to the princess?"

Jiang Yuzhu inquired and found out that the marriage customs in the North were different from those in the capital, and there were not too many red tapes.

Especially in the camp in the north of the city, everything is kept simple.

Even so, there must be the appropriate pomp and circumstance.

Holding the 20 taels of silver notes given by her father, Jiang Fulu, in her hand, Jiang Yuzhu suggested: "How about setting it on New Year's Eve and we undertake the New Year's Eve dinner for all the soldiers?"

"Then I'm afraid it's too late to write a letter to my parents now."

Jiang Huaiqing thought the proposal was good, but the problem was that he didn't have that much spare money.

There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the camp in the north of the city. The New Year's Eve dinner includes fish and meat, thin noodles and steamed buns, plus wine, cakes and fruits. A rough calculation will cost at least tens of thousands taels.

The Jiang family was not separated, so Jiang Huaiqing spent a large sum of money to at least get the chance to meet his parents.

Jiang Yuzhu understood her second brother's concerns and blinked mysteriously: "You don't have to worry about money."

The soldiers are all soldiers under the princess, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are from the mother's family.

The money prepared by his father, Jiang Fulu, was originally used as military supplies for the soldiers. By spending the money wisely on the pretext of a wedding banquet, the soldiers could also appreciate the kindness of the Jiang family.

"The princess is injured. Second brother, please take good care of her. Leave the purchasing to me."

Jiang Yuzhu has everything covered, and there is still more than a month left. Many of the eastern and western border towns are not enough, and they have to be allocated from surrounding cities.

As soon as we entered the twelfth lunar month, the water in the border town turned into ice.

Just a few days after changing the master's house, the servants were eating and drinking every day, and the originally dry and yellow cheeks became plump.

Just in time to catch up with the big gathering in the border town, it was already crowded at dawn.

Jiang Yuzhu walked in the middle, with Huang Dali and Huang Xiaomei as her right-hand men, resisting the flow of people, and the rest of the servants followed closely behind.

"This slave has never seen so many people in the border town!"

As soon as Hongli entered the crowd, she was knocked staggered by a strong lady. Her body was crooked, but she was straightened up by an aunt beside her.

The aunt said: "There are so many people that we don't even have a place to stay. We are not afraid of falling."

There were officials to maintain order, and the team moved at a slow pace.

The market is in a street market, narrow at both ends and wide in the middle. When a large number of people enter the shops on both sides, the stalls will not be so crowded.

"Freshly baked sesame pancakes, scallion pancakes, and pretzels, all for a penny each!"

"Big steamed buns with thin white flour, three for two cents!"

"Big meat buns, full of meat filling, cost two cents each!"

A group of people passed by a stall selling staple food. The stall owner opened a large steamer, and the hot steam with the aroma of meat wafted out, causing many people to sniff in unison.

In the north, the twelfth lunar month is the year.

There were sellers carrying ladles in the market, most of whom came from the south.

Bath beans for washing your face, balm for women to apply to prevent frostbite, red headbands, silk flowers, fragrant powder, purse sachets and handkerchiefs, there are dozens of them all.

The little kid was riding on his parents' necks, looking around with a curious look on his face.

When I saw the candied haws seller, I swallowed excitedly.

Throughout the year, people tighten their belts to get by. No matter how poor they are, they still have to cut meat and make dumplings during the New Year.

Some people who are reluctant to buy food on weekdays, no matter how stingy they are, will become generous at the end of the year, just to have a good year.

"Madam, do you eat candied haws?"

Huang Xiaomei touched the copper plate given by her wife, always wanting to repay it.

Under the sun, the red hawthorns were wrapped in sugar and crystal clear, with a little sesame on them, which made them appetizing.

The vendor makes several styles, including candied haws with filling and red bean paste in the middle, which is even more sour and sweet.

"My candied haws on a stick are the most expensive, costing three cents a bunch!"

A snot-nosed kid riding on the man's shoulder showed off the candied haws to Jiang Yuzhu. He took a lick and squinted his eyes with a satisfied look on his face, "It's so delicious and sweet!"

Jiang Yuzhu was embarrassed and wanted to refuse Xiaomei Huang, but she immediately changed her mind and said: "Eat, let's all eat! I'll give you two skewers, you can do whatever you want, it's enough!"

Hong Li took the purse and handed it to Huang Xiaomei, who bought more than twenty strings in one go.

Seeing that it was a big deal, the vendor narrowed his eyes with a smile.

After getting the candied haws, Jiang Yuzhu took a bite. The core had been removed. She ate the bunch with a glutinous rice cake-like filling in the middle. It tasted glutinous.

She held the candied haws in hand and made a gesture to the little baby.

Unexpectedly, the snot-nosed baby stared blankly at the string in Jiang Yuzhu's hand, then grinned and burst into tears!

"Dad, I want that too!"

Xiaowa looked at the thing in his hand and suddenly felt it didn't smell good.

The man slapped the little baby on the butt and scolded: "A bunch of candied haws can buy several rough-faced steamed buns. You haven't finished eating yet. Are you looking at what's in the pot?"

"Oh, oh, I just eat, I just eat, that weird aunt even took two skewers!"

The little kid was beaten, but not only did he not stop, but he rolled on the man's shoulders.

Jiang Yuzhu wanted to tease the little kid and give out another bunch of candied haws as a good deed. When she heard the other person’s name, she made a face at the little kid and said, “Little brat!”

If you call her a strange aunt, you will definitely not be able to give her the candied haws!

Jiang Yuzhu couldn't finish the meal herself, so she found a cute little girl with a red headband to send it out.

The little girl was flattered and said sweetly: "Thank you, beautiful aunt!"

Look, the little kid calls her the weird aunt, and the little girl calls her the beautiful aunt.

Seeing the little girl take away the candied haws, the little kid puckered his lips and cried loudly, attracting people around him to look over frequently.

Jiang Yuzhu rubbed her sore forehead and finally surrendered, confiscating Hongjin's candied haws and sent it over.

She was afraid of the crybaby. Jiang Yuzhu couldn't help but think, if she had children in the future, her children wouldn't be like this, right?

At this moment, Jiang Yuzhu suddenly felt that it would actually be good to have a smaller version of Xie Zhao.